Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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JUNIOR TRAFFIC POLICE PLAYGROUND BASEBALL TEAMS LOW 8 LOW 9 HIGH 9 HIGH S HIGH 7 BASKETBALL SQUAD 19

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STUDENT BODY ELECTION The election of Student Body Officers was of especial interest this semester as the method was entirely new to Willard. The plan of the election was similar to that of our regular state elections. All members of the Student Body were duly registered by the class presidents. The candidates were nominated by the students and approved by a faculty committee. This approved list of candidates was placed on the ballot at the primary election Tuesday, May 22nd. The final election took place Tuesday, May 29th. Members of the H9 Class served as the election board at both elections. The officers of the Student Body elected were president, vice-presi- dent, secretary, girls ' athletic manager, and boys ' athletic manager. Splen- did school spirit was shown by the large number of candidates who ran at the primary and the heavy vote cast by the Student Body. On Monday, May 21st, the day before the primary election, the can- didates were presented to the Student Body by Mr. Glessner, principal of Willard School. The candidates for the presidency were asked to make short campaign speeches. The polls were opened in the school yard from 7:14 a. m. to 3:20 p. m. There were two voting precincts, one for boys and one for girls. The ballot boxes painted in school colors, green and gold, were made in the shop under Mr. Baxter ' s supervision. The voting booths were also made by the shop. The ballots were made in the office by Mrs. Burwell. Every detail was observed to make the election a practical experience to be helpful as years go by to the eleven hundred or more students who voted. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each office at the primary were the candidates in the final election May 29th. The successful candidates were Harvey Short (president), Margaret Meads (vice-president) , Bill Miller (secretary) , Marjorie Cox (girls ' ath- letic manager) , Robert Hink (boys ' athletic manager) . Adele de Fremery and Jimmy Jee were selected as yell leaders on a competition basis by Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Richardson, who served as judges. The Student Body will have the pleasure of cooperating with these newly chosen leaders in their official capacity next term. 18

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JUNIOR TRAFFIC POLICE The Willard Junior Traffic Squad, a unit of the Berkeley Junior Po- lice, goes on duty every school day, weather fair or foul, during the noon periods to protect our students crossing Telegraph Avenue and to insure their safe return over that same busy thoroughfare. Since the organiza- tion of the first squad in Berkeley some ten years ago, there has not been a single fatality and only one injury while these Junior Police have been on duty. Parents are bound to have greater peace of mind when they know that such an efficient force is safeguarding the lives of their chil- dren. These officers are often called for civic duties at theaters, audi- toriums, pet shows, and wherever children are the principal audience. To speed up traffic safely is the daily duty and responsibility of these boys. Playing, inattention to duty, unnecessary talk or ordering of chil- dren, trapping motorists in the control, and the like are not tolerated. The officers must be courteous to motorists and must not talk back no matter what the driver of the car may say. The first offence of a driver he is cited to the police station and warned; his second offence means he is cited to the judge. The Junior Traffic Officer, while truly being his brother ' s keeper , is a real American boy as an intelligent, well-poised, efficient officer, but not a bullying cop. There is no better way of educating the school as a whole concerning the dangers of carelessness than through such an or- ganization as we have here at Willard. JUNIOR TRAFFIC SQUAD Sergeant -Major John Tietjen Sergeants Jack McDonough, Milton McGregor, Joe Ralston, Harvey Short Police Bill Aldridge Jack Evelyn Wilbur Parkinson Bob Anderson Peter Farmer Dan Paulsen Jim Arbios Craig Gaffney Henry Paulsen John Boehrer Jim Garoutte Walt Ramage Ed Brewer Werlie Gleason Dick Reed Arch Brown Alfred Haggerty Don Scott Bill Cantrell Wilfred Hodgkin John Shepherd Warren Carr Gene Hoggatt Timmie Smith John Celestre Edgar Hughes Dean Solinsky Craig Combs Wallace Hughling Elbert Swenson Carleton Cross John Kenward Harold Tibbs Billy Day Arthur McDonough Charles Turner Eugene De Luca Ted Merrill John Van Heerden Armando De Mingo Dan Naughton George Vdovin Stuart Duncan Douglas Ogilvie Herbert Zastrow 20